REHIRED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

rehired

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past tense of rehire

as in hired

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Tissot hired a hygienist who confirmed his finding of elevated lead levels in Tissot’s own home.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Cousy sat out the next six seasons before getting hired as head coach of the Cincinnati Royals in 1969.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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The Dispatch reported that an EMCC Athletics representative would not confirm whether Stephens remains employed by the school in another capacity.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Chicago police employed 1,102 total detectives as of May 2023, and 1,163 as of last week.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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Summary Canadian universities have successfully recruited 64 international scholars, 48 from top American institutions like Harvard and MIT.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Serving as the territory’s secretary of education between 2013 and 2017, overseeing all of its public schools from kindergarten through high school, he was recruited to Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 as a teacher.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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Slattery will play James Leavitt, a highly experienced and formidable defense lawyer retained by City Hall to counter Jason’s class-action lawsuit.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
However, the Venezuelan native still faces deportation and has retained an attorney.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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For sponsored products ads, the FTC alleges advertisers paid their full winning bid about 80% of the time in 2024.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
His Know Your Rights Camp has helped pay for 150 independent autopsies — such as the one for Nolan Wells this year — and has also paid hundreds of thousands in legal grants and bail relief.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

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